Social Studies
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Immigration
Lesson Outline
We will discuss the question why do people come to America from other countries?
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We listed reasons why people came to America from other countries starting with the Pilgrims and why they are continuing to come now.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Economic Concepts
Lesson Outline
Jackson reviewed and discussed the economic concepts of needs. wants, goods, services, supply, demand, producers, consumers, surplus, scarcity, and choice.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Comparing Native American Cultures
Lesson Outline
We will study Native American cultures from different regions and compare their cultures to show how the region affected their lives.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We compared the Southwest region to the Arctic region using foods they ate, shelters they built, their art and the clothing they wore.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Needs Wants Goods Services Supply Demand Producers Consumers Surplus Scarcity
Lesson Outline
Jackson read and discussed the vocabulary words needs, wants, services, supply, demand, producers, consumers, surplus, and scarcity. He learned how these things can affect the economy we live in and around the world.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Native Americans
Lesson Outline
Our topic today will be the people who were already living in America when the first European people arrived here. We will discuss where they lived and how they influenced the people who came here from Europe.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We had a map showing locations and we discussed the customs of some of the Native people.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Economics Resources
Lesson Outline
Jackson learned about resources and how resources affect people's choices.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Work
Lesson Outline
We will discuss the concept of working to produce goods and to provide services. We will discuss various types of jobs that will produce income so we can pay for needs and wants.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We discussed working, job types, and using income.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Goods and Services
Lesson Outline
We discussed the terms goods and services, supply and demand, and producers and consumers.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We discussed the pairs of terms in the session outline by stating examples of these terms.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Chapter 10 Resources
Lesson Outline
Jackson wrote all his vocabulary words on index cards along with their definitions and played a match game with them.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Needs and Wants
Lesson Outline
We talked about what humans need to survive such as air, water, food, warmth, and shelter. We also talked about what we want for use in our lives.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
We had a nice discussion about the difference between needs and wants.